Psalms 140:2

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who plan ways to harm me. All day long they stir up conflict.

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  • Ps 56:6 : 6 They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.
  • Ps 36:4 : 4 He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
  • 1 Sam 23:19-24 : 19 Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, south of Jeshimon? 20 Now at your own discretion, O king, come down. Delivering him into the king’s hand will be our responsibility.” 21 Saul replied,“May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me. 22 Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning. 23 Locate precisely all the places where he hides and return to me with dependable information. Then I will go with you. If he is in the land, I will find him among all the thousands of Judah.” 24 So they left and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the rift valley to the south of Jeshimon.
  • 1 Sam 24:11-12 : 11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life. 12 May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.
  • 1 Sam 26:1-9 : 1 David Spares Saul’s Life Again The Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah and said,“Isn’t David hiding on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon?” 2 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, accompanied by three thousand select men of Israel, to look for David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 Saul camped by the road on the hill of Hakilah near Jeshimon, but David was staying in the wilderness. When he realized that Saul had come to the wilderness to find him, 4 David sent scouts and verified that Saul had indeed arrived. 5 So David set out and went to the place where Saul was camped. David saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the general in command of his army, were sleeping. Now Saul was lying in the entrenchment, and the army was camped all around him. 6 David said to Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother,“Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” Abishai replied,“I will go down with you.” 7 So David and Abishai approached the army at night and found Saul lying asleep in the entrenchment with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. Abner and the army were lying all around him. 8 Abishai said to David,“Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!” 9 But David said to Abishai,“Don’t kill him! Who can extend his hand against the LORD’s chosen one and remain guiltless?” 10 David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away. 11 But may the LORD prevent me from extending my hand against the LORD’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!” 12 So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul’s head, and they got out of there. No one saw them or was aware of their presence or woke up. All of them were asleep, for the LORD had caused a deep sleep to fall on them. 13 Then David crossed to the other side and stood on the top of the hill some distance away; there was a considerable distance between them. 14 David called to the army and to Abner son of Ner,“Won’t you answer, Abner?” Abner replied,“Who are you, that you have called to the king?” 15 David said to Abner,“Aren’t you a man? After all, who is like you in Israel? Why then haven’t you protected your lord the king? One of the soldiers came to kill your lord the king. 16 This failure on your part isn’t good! As surely as the LORD lives, you people who have not protected your lord, the LORD’s chosen one, are as good as dead! Now look where the king’s spear and the jug of water that was by his head are!” 17 When Saul recognized David’s voice, he said,“Is that your voice, my son David?” David replied,“Yes, it’s my voice, my lord the king.” 18 He went on to say,“Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done? 19 So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the LORD! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the LORD’s inheritance, saying,‘Go on, serve other gods!’ 20 Now don’t let my blood fall to the ground away from the LORD’s presence, for the king of Israel has gone out to look for a flea the way one looks for a partridge in the hill country.” 21 Saul replied,“I have sinned. Come back, my son David. I won’t harm you anymore, for you treated my life with value this day. I have behaved foolishly and have made a very terrible mistake!” 22 David replied,“Here is the king’s spear! Let one of your servants cross over and get it. 23 The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one. 24 In the same way that I valued your life this day, may the LORD value my life and deliver me from all danger.” 25 Saul replied to David,“May you be rewarded, my son David! You will without question be successful!” So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
  • Ps 2:1-2 : 1 Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail? 2 The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.
  • Ps 62:3 : 3 How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.
  • Ps 64:5-6 : 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?” 6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.
  • Ps 120:7 : 7 I am committed to peace, but when I speak, they want to make war.
  • Prov 12:20 : 20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.
  • Hos 7:6 : 6 They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.
  • Mic 2:1-3 : 1 Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so. 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited. 3 Therefore the LORD says this:“Look, I am devising disaster for this nation! It will be like a yoke from which you cannot free your neck. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of catastrophe.
  • Nah 1:11 : 11 From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 21:11
    80%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Prov 24:2
    79%

    2for their hearts contemplate violence, and their lips speak harm.

  • Ps 35:20
    78%

    20For they do not try to make peace with others, but plan ways to deceive those who live peacefully in the land.

  • Ps 140:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • Prov 12:20
    77%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

  • Ps 38:12
    76%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Prov 6:14
    76%

    14he plots evil with perverse thoughts in his heart, he spreads contention at all times.

  • Ps 11:2
    76%

    2For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Job 15:35
    75%

    35They conceive trouble and bring forth evil; their belly prepares deception.”

  • Ps 64:2-6
    5 verses
    75%

    2Hide me from the plots of evil men, from the crowd of evildoers.

    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

    4in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.

    5They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”

    6They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

  • Ps 83:3
    75%

    3They carefully plot against your people, and make plans to harm the ones you cherish.

  • Ps 62:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence.

    4They spend all their time planning how to bring him down. They love to use deceit; they pronounce blessings with their mouths, but inwardly they utter curses.(Selah)

  • Hos 7:15
    74%

    15Although I trained and strengthened them, they plot evil against me!

  • Mic 2:1
    74%

    1Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

  • Prov 6:18
    73%

    18a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

  • Ps 37:14
    73%

    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Ps 83:5
    73%

    5Yes, they devise a unified strategy; they form an alliance against you.

  • Ps 59:3
    73%

    3For look, they wait to ambush me; powerful men stalk me, but not because I have rebelled or sinned, O LORD.

  • Ps 52:2
    73%

    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Mic 7:3
    73%

    3They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.

  • Ps 140:9
    73%

    9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

  • Ps 41:7
    73%

    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

  • Nah 1:11
    73%

    11From you, O Nineveh, one has marched forth who plots evil against the LORD, a wicked military strategist.

  • Prov 4:16
    73%

    16For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

  • Isa 59:7
    73%

    7They are eager to do evil, quick to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful; they crush and destroy.

  • Ps 36:4
    73%

    4He plans ways to sin while he lies in bed; he is committed to a sinful lifestyle; he does not reject what is evil.

  • Prov 24:8
    73%

    8The one who plans to do evil will be called a scheming person.

  • Ps 28:3
    72%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Hos 7:6
    72%

    6They approach him, all the while plotting against him. Their hearts are like an oven; their anger smolders all night long, but in the morning it bursts into a flaming fire.

  • Jer 9:8
    72%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Ps 58:2
    72%

    2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

  • Ps 140:1
    72%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

  • Ps 59:7
    72%

    7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”

  • Ps 37:12
    72%

    12Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

  • Ps 94:21
    72%

    21They conspire against the blameless, and condemn to death the innocent.

  • Ps 55:10
    72%

    10Day and night they walk around on its walls, while wickedness and destruction are within it.

  • Ps 10:2
    72%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 1:18
    72%

    18but these men lie in wait for their own blood, they ambush their own lives!

  • Rom 3:15
    71%

    15“Their feet are swift to shed blood,

  • Ps 38:19
    71%

    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

  • Ps 5:10
    71%

    10Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall! Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.